Lady Hounds make early exit in Class 4A region 8 bracket
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a close match.But you win close…
volleyball
HTC sweeps Mediapolis Invite; Hounds go 1-2
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The Holy Trinity Crusaders swept their way through the…
Bloodhounds go 2-1 at Durant tourney
PCC SPORTS DURANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds volleyball team went 2-1 at the Durant…
Central Lee sets HTC back with another 5-set loss
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s volleyball team was one point away…
HTC girls roll Danville in three
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic moved to 22-8 on the year…
HTC girls win Pella Tourney title
PCC SPORTS PELLA – A 15-9 tiebreaker win over Pella (16-11) gave the Holy Trinity…
FM ladies take two in conference tourney
FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds won two of their first three matches in tie…
Central Lee eases past Cardinal in three sets
BY PCC STAFF ELDON – Meghan Hopp was a perfect 15-of-15 serving with an ace…
Burlington takes Lady Hounds in four
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Burlington Grayhounds rebounded from a first set loss…
WACO knocks off No. 3 Crusaders in five sets
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WAYLAND – Volleyball is tough in southeast Iowa. The Class 1A…
Central Lee girls down Burlington Notre Dame in four sets
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Central Lee Hawks took three of four sets in…
Holy Trinity girls keep cool in win over New London
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Melissa Freesmeier described her Holy Trinity volleyball team…
Hounds stay perfect in conference play
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Everybody gets a chance to play in front…
HTC passes tests in SEISC tourney win
Central Lee battles to runner-up with wins over WACO and No. 6 New London BY…
Central Lee girls win Keokuk Invitational
Holy Trinity takes 2nd in three-way tiebreaker after downing Hawks in finale BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC…
Lady Hounds move to 2-0 in loop action
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Two weeks ago the Lady Hounds volleyball team…
HTC girls overcome slow starts in sweep of VB
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The matches are coming at a frenzied pace…
Central Lee falls in tiebreaker to WACO
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Central Lee battled to a 2-2 tie with visiting WACO…
HTC girls sweep Notre Dame in road clash
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS BURLINGTON — Holy Trinity’s volleyball team was 24 hours better.At this…
No. 1 Crusaders settle in for sweep of Hounds
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was Holy Trinity’s seventh match of the…
FM girls face tough pool at Linn-Mar tourney
Lady Hounds go 0-3 in round robin tourney in Cedar Rapids BY PCC STAFF CENTER…
HTC jayvee girls sweep WACO tourney
BY PCC STAFF WAYLAND – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls jayvee volleyball team swept three…
FMHS freshman win two at Keokuk tourney
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Fort Madison freshman went 2-1 over the weekend at…
Lady Hounds getting late start to volleyball season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds volleyball team got…
Top-ranked Crusaders split at Bondurant-Farrar
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BONDURANT – The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team made what’s becoming…
Few glitches as fall sports season opens this week
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With the kick off of fall sports starting…
COVID impacting fall prep sports preseasons
Central Lee athletics uninterrupted as of Sunday morning. BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON –…
It’s culture that carries Freesmeier’s teams
It was in mid-September when I saw Holy Trinity’s volleyball team lose, 3-1, at New…
Freesmeier, Pothitakis honored at state championship
BY PCC STAFF CEDAR RAPIDS – Holy Trinity Catholic junior Claire Pothitakis was named to…
Wapsie Valley ends HTC’s run at semis
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – To say it was an overachievement doesn’t wipe…
Crusaders knock off No. 2 St. Albert: Head to semis
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – The Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders don’t talk about…
Freesmeier to receive IGHSAU’s Golden Plaque
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier is the 2019 volleyball recipient…
Tourney time – Crusaders pick perfect time to peak
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Ten in a row… and counting. This year’s…
Crusaders roll to 10th straight state tourney
HTC opens Nov. 13 as 7th seed vs No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert BY…
Crusaders one match from return to Cedar Rapids
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOSAUQUA – It’s was about 48 minutes of volleyball and suddenly…
Grayhounds sweep Fort Madison from regionals
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS BURLINGTON — The start was perfect. And then it turned into…
HTC hitting October stride with sweep of Nikes
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC STAFF FORT MADISON – There is a different level, even with inexperience,…
Hounds shake off rough start to advance in 4A volleyball
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – A first-set loss was enough to wake Fort…
Central Lee advances in 3A with 3-1 win over WB
Holy Trinity to face Burlington-Notre Dame on Monday at Shottenkirk Gym at 7 p.m.; Lady…
Fort Madison struggles at Mepo quadrangular
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Lady Hounds struggled with some stiff competition at Thursday’s…
Holy Trinity pushes No. 2 Mepo in regular season finale
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The Mediapolis volleyball team had given up just seven…
Fort Madison second at Southeast Conference finals
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Fort Madison finished second at the Southeast Conference volleyball tournament…
Lady Hawks hold off No. 8 Crusaders at home
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMP PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – It was volley after volley on the final…
HTC second at Mt. Pleasant tourney; Central Lee splits
Lady Hawks open Class 3A Region 8 play on Oct. 23 at West Burlington against…
Bloodhounds go 3-1 at Durant Invitational
BY PCC STAFF DURANT – Fort Madison took three wins into the finals match against…
HTC path to state would stay in Fort Madison
Bloodhounds at home in Round 1, No. 4 North Scott looms in bracket, but no…
Fort Madison sweeps first round of conference tourney
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds are getting some of their…
HTC girls sweep West Burlington on the road
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls volleyball team is, once…
Fort Madison 8th grade ‘A’ team move to 9-6 on the year
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 8th grade girls volleyball A team…
Lady Hawks sweep Cardinal
DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Lady Hawks (18-8) beat Cardinal 25-12, 25-10, 25-7 at home…